- present participle of unnerve.
unnerving
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The album would include one of her most beloved tracks — the tender-sung piano ballad “Ay Amor!” — as well as “Esta Soledad,” which underscored an unnerving grief.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
"It was quite unnerving, I've never heard thunder like that in my life," Dunn said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That is another unnerving parallel between today and the dot-com era, but, as Sosnick pointed out, there are important differences as well.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
And long before Elon Musk put his brilliant, unnerving innovator’s creed to work, a different industry pioneer dragged the world’s entire manufacturing sector into the era of mass production, creating shock waves again and again.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
It was unnerving to be suspended high above the ground, but the nest felt sturdy — surprisingly sturdy, as good as a store- bought hammock.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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